Monday, December 17, 2012

Just a thought. Recently, I've had a number of conversations with people wondering if what they are doing matters. If they are doing what they should be doing. Why they look at other people and wonder if they should be doing "that" instead.

For the record, some of these people with whom I've spoken are doing incredible things. Truly epic things. World-saving, empire-building, record-breaking stuff! Living the sort of lives about which we think WE would be happy if only we were living them.

So, don't beat yourself up as you ask yourself these same questions!

LOVE yourself. ENJOY what you are doing. DREAM about what you'd like to do next. ACT to bring that new reality about.

And enjoy it all, because none of those parts of living are inherently better or more important than any of the others. Don't wait for anything to BE HAPPY.

BE HAPPY NOW :) And then go ahead and wonder all you want, notice the changes you want to make, act, fail, start again, laugh, cry, reset. You can be happy through all of that.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE READ MY MUSINGS THIS MANY TIMES ...

SO, JUST WHO THE HELL IS THIS JOHNNY WAITE GUY ANYWAY???

Realizing this is a few years out of date - ha!! Will be back soon to update :)
Well, first and foremost, a "bon vivant". Owner/operator of Alter Ego Life Adventure Company, where I coach people on designing lives that express who they really know themselves to be, under all of the "stuff" that life has piled onto them. Defining THEIR adventure, then going for it! I have a BA in Psychology from McMaster University, am a certified Hypnotherapist, Personal Trainer and Life Coach. AND I have lived a very full life from which to draw! I have been nominated as Business Leader of the Year (twice) AND been broke! I have been the keynote speaker for the Green Party of Ontario, run for MP as a Liberal AND used to be a card carrying Conservative. I am an incredible dad but I did leave their mom (the beautiful, smart, funny Karen - read her "Musings From The Squirrel Cage" blog below). I've had jobs I loved and jobs I have hated. So, trust me when I say "I understand that life can be challenging!" Recently, I completed The Death Race (45 hours of hiking, climbing, swimming, dragging, etc) in Pittsfield, VT (www.youmaydie.com). You can contact me at johndavidwaite@gmail.com or 705-345-4665.